Safe Administration of Medication (one day course)

Medication full one day training course provides complete course on safe administration of medicines. This training course provides care staff to be equipped with skills and knowledge safe principle of administration of medication. Staff become more confident in administering medication after attending this course, which results in increased satisfaction of service users and reduction in medication errors.

This course will include:

· Laws and legislations

· Definition of medication and why it’s used

· Type of medication

· Routes of medication

· Generic and brand names of medication

· Different levels of support in medication

· Principles of safe administration of medication

· 6 rights of medication

· Covert administration

· Secondary administration

· Administration of PRN medication

· Storage of medication

· Disposal of medication

The course also includes the following practical:

· MAR charts

· Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

· Hand washing

· Eye drops administration

· Ear drops administration

· Administration of creams